Events: The Best Kid-Friendly Events Of The Week (September 12-14)

Befriend a pup at the Brooklyn Animal Rescue fall festival! Photo via Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue

By Gavriella Mahpour

With the start of fall just around the corner, this weekend is the perfect time to pack in a few last-minute festivals. We’ve selected three of the best fests, plus a couple of surprise family-friendly happenings to ensure that your summer ends on a high note. Enjoy!

Saturday, September 13

Meet the Artist Saturday: The Funny Bones Mime Trio
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
11am
The Funny Bones Mime Trio will present their show, “The History of Modern Mime,” at Lincoln Center this Saturday. Gregg Goldston, Haruka Moriyama, and Joseph Herschel will reenact the history of miming—from its creation in Italy to its present form in America—without the use of speech! All ages will be entranced by this celebration of the art of miming. Free.

NYC Honey Fest
Rockaway Beach 97, Queens
11am-Sunset
Buzz over to the Rockaway Boardwalk this Sunday for the NYC Honey Fest! This year, this bee-utiful festival will feature honey tastings from local hives such as Andrew’s Honey, BoroughBees, Brooklyn Grange, Johnston Honeybee Farm and others. Plus, stick around for live music, food, film screenings and bee-themed arts & crafts for children. Free.

Sunday, September 14

Family Fun Day For A Cure
The Mercedes Club
11am-3pm
This Sunday, Moms In Training will host Family Fun Day For A Cure at the Mercedes Club to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. During this day-long event sponsored by The Lifetime Channel, families with kids of all ages can enjoy face painting, arts & crafts, food, fitness activities, giveaways, and more. There will also be live musical performances from favorite NYC kid-programs such as Kidville, appleseeds, Applause, and others. Tickets are $30 before the day of the event or $35 at the door (for a family of 5).

Annual Badass Brooklyn Fall Festival
President Street between 3^rd Avenue & Nevins Street, Brooklyn
11am-5pm
Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue invites families and their dogs to their Annual Badass Brooklyn Fall Festival. Activities include a pitbull kissing booth, crafts for kids with Green Mountain Energy, a dog agility course with Brooklyn Dog Academy, trainer Q&A sessions, canine caricatures, food for mutts (and their owners), and much more. All proceeds will go to the Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue. This event will take place rain or shine. Free.

92Y Street Fest
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
12pm-5pm
It’s time for an annual classic! This year, the 92Y Street Fest is back and better than ever. Mount Sinai Health System will be sponsoring the fest’s Wellness Way, a block dedicated to offering community health services, and American Girl will host KidCentral Ave., a block featuring performances and activities for children of all ages. Also, don’t forget about the sports clinics, games, music, and raffles. Free.

Speakitaly NYC

SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.&nbsp; Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress.&nbsp; Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge. Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City&hellip; Who doesn&rsquo;t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history &amp; in the arts? Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor&rsquo;s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"

Monster Mini Golf

Upon entering Monster Mini Golf, all perceptions of traditional mini golf will be spirited away by the indoor, 18-hole, monster-theme, glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course! The locations in <a href="https://monsterminigolf.com/deerpark/">Deer Park</a>, and <a href="https://monsterminigolf.com/gardencity/">Garden City, NY</a> invite guests to experience a host of family-oriented fun activities. Whether visiting for the first time or the one hundredth, mini golfers feel the excitement and adventure of playing mini golf amidst spooktacular monsters and custom, glow-in-the-dark, hand-painted artwork. While testing their skill on the fairways, lively music flows over the course from the unique &ldquo;WEIRD Radio&rdquo; station&rdquo; and an interactive DJ entertains golfers with contests, awarding cool prizes for the wackiest reasons. While the course is challenging enough for adults, it is also quite playable for children. Monster Mini Golf is open year-round and frightfully fun for the entire family. In addition to miniature golf and thrilling arcade and redemption games, the locations offer additional attractions. <a href="https://monsterminigolf.com/deerpark/">Monster Mini Golf in Deer Park, NY</a> offers a Laser Maze and a Virtual Reality experience. The Garden City location offers a Laser Maze, Bowling, and a Virtual Reality Experience. Two very posh, private party rooms are also available and are perfect for any event. Monster Mini Golf looks forward to making it a monstrous success. Monster Mini Golf is indoors, ensuring that the event will always take place, regardless of the weather. It is a climate-controlled, affordable source of family entertainment. For more details please visit <a href="http://monsterminigolf.com">monsterminigolf.com</a> or find them on Facebook.

Manhattan Mandarin

Manhattan Mandarin runs the Mandarin after-school programs at over 40 schools nationwide, including St. Bernard's, Chapin, Allen-Stevenson, and Buckley. Whether in schools, students' homes, in the office, online, or on our beloved China trips, our teachers and tutors have helped hundreds of students of all ages master the Mandarin language on their own unique paths to fluency. Our philosophy has always been to make private lessons and classes perfectly tailored for each individual student. We look forward to working with you. - Jamie Keyte, Founder